Geese have white chins
that look like old men's beards
and brown feathers that end in black points.
They have no exotic colors,
yet when they open their mouths,
vibrant red fills their throats.
-Adam Fiore
Grade 6
'A Day in the Woods' was a ten-month project at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Environmental Education Center, led by 2007-08 Writer in Residence, Jessica Jones. Each week Jones worked with thirty students in one-hour workshops, during which students heard, discussed, and wrote nature poetry. After taking notes outside, students shaped their observations of the landscape into short poems that they then read aloud for constructive criticism and group recognition. For more, visit www.cvnpa.org.
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